Chapter 1676 Want to sell Li Zitong at a good price
Zhang Qingyu left only one confidant in Baishui County to lead a thousand men to defend the city. He led 6,000 men under his command to enter the navy garrison on the pretext of supporting the navy under Du Fuwei's order, and then suddenly launched a sneak attack.
Just when chaos broke out in the naval camp, the 500 warships of the Sea Lion Battalion went north along the Grand Canal and suddenly appeared on the shore of Du Fuwei's naval garrison. They first used ship-borne trebuchets to launch explosive packages.
After a series of bombings, 30,000 Sea Lion Battalion officers and soldiers landed on the beach and successfully broke into the Du Jiajun Navy.
The battle lasted for more than an hour before the Du family's 30,000-strong navy collapsed and began a large-scale rout.
Zhang Qingyu and Gan Ziqi led their own troops to pursue them all night, killing more than 17,000 people and capturing more than 5,000 people. The Du family navy escaped with less than 8,000 people.
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In Huaibei, Zhongli County, the 50,000 cavalry led by Qin Qiong and Li Xuanba encountered a tough enemy as soon as they entered Zhongli County.
Li Zitong actually gave up defending the city and directly led his 150,000 troops into a field battle with the 50,000 troops from the Storm Bear Camp.
In this battle, Li Zitong showed excellent ability in arranging troops and commanding the battle. The morale of his troops was also very high. I don't know what method Li Zitong used to boost morale.
Of course, the main reason is that Li Zitong's strength is three times that of the Far Eastern Army, so this fierce fighting has lasted for more than two hours, and the Far Eastern Army failed to defeat Li Zitong.
They started fighting at noon until the sky gradually darkened. However, the flames burned, blood lines spread, and flaming arrows kept streaking across the sky.
In the dim light of this plain, corpses stretched out. Soldiers holding swords stood up staggeringly from the pool of blood. Looking around, the cavalry of the Storm Bear Battalion was like a torrent, roaring and killing.
, and behind them, the noise had also spread, and the forest of spear formations under Li Zitong's command rushed towards the cavalry from behind.
If someone could stand at a high altitude and look down, they would find countless criss-crossing fights on this plain. The fire burned the woods, roared in the wind, and the troops holding torches spread out like long dragons and interspersed among the low-rise buildings.
Among the mountains, it gives people an indescribable intimidation, and the huge flag is still fluttering in the wind in the darkness.
Naturally, Li Xuanba would not take command of this frontal field battle. He led his troops to charge at the front in person, always treating himself as the sharpest knife and playing an important role. He cut through countless enemy battles.
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The person commanding this battle was Qin Qiong.
However, even Qin Qiong did not expect that with the powerful combat power of the Far Eastern Army, even though the enemy force was three times theirs, this battle, which lasted for more than two hours, was only evenly matched.
"Sure enough, in these troubled times, the heroes who can survive and become the master of one party, or even found the country and become the king, are not ordinary people." This made Qin Qiong think highly of Li Zitong. While directing the battle, he
I was filled with emotion.
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Noisy sounds surrounded the surroundings. On the mountain ridge, Li Zitong was wearing a big cloak and riding his horse. His eyes were fixed on the entire battlefield. He occasionally issued an order to send out a reserve team or form a military formation.
Mobilize to respond to changes on the battlefield. In this battle, the total strength of both sides reached 200,000.
In later generations, two thousand people could fill an entire playground, and the number of people expanded a hundred times. There were densely packed people in the mountains and beside the riverbed.
Of course, a truly famous general can clearly see the shape of the entire battlefield in such chaos, identify the affiliation of each army, and even predict how the battlefield will evolve beyond the mountains and fields beyond his field of vision.
The world only knows that Li Zitong is a tycoon and a great thief, but they don't know that Li Zitong is also a well-deserved famous general in the world.
On this point, Du Fuwei and others have dealt with Li Zitong. People who often fight have a deep understanding of Li Zitong's power.
Qin Qiong was a general in Shandong before and had not had much dealings with Li Zitong. Although he had heard about Li Zitong's deeds and knew that this guy was a powerful character, he did not take it to heart at first.
However, as soon as today's battle began, Qin Qiong, who was also a famous general, realized how powerful and difficult Li Zitong was.
Since the battle started at noon that day, Li Zitong has mobilized the power of the 150,000 troops under his command to the extreme. The front lines of both sides have been expanded, and there are front lines that are several miles long, and in two or three
During the hour-long battle, the distance between the two sides was more than 20 to 30 miles. Li Zitong's side suffered casualties of 20,000 to 30,000 people, but there were also 3,000 to 4,000 people in the Storm Bear Camp who left their blood and lives behind.
Here it is.
But so far, the outcome of victory or defeat cannot be clearly seen clearly.
However, in the gap that others could not detect, Li Zitong was extremely troubled in his heart.
He knew very well that with the small amount of troops under his command and occupying the two counties, neither financial resources nor force could stop the Far Eastern Army.
Therefore, even if Xiao Zhuang from the Liang Kingdom in the south secretly sent an envoy to establish an offensive and defensive alliance, and Xiao Zhuang promised that as long as they could hold on for more than half a month, he would send troops north to attack Yangzhou and Dongyang County, and help them get out of trouble by surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao.
However, Li Zitong did not trust Xiao Zhang very much. It was not that he did not trust Xiao Zhang's agreement with him, but he had no confidence in Xiao Zhang's ability and the combat effectiveness of his army.
Therefore, he actually has other thoughts, but he also knows that in order to maximize the benefits of these thoughts, he must first make the battle in front of him as beautiful as possible and reflect his abilities.
But he was worried that mentioning it too much would have the opposite effect, so he was indeed very conflicted at this time!
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At the beginning of the day's battle, under the unified command of Qin Qiong, the 50,000 cavalrymen of the Storm Bear Battalion, led by Li Xuanba, surged forward with the intention of defeating the entire Li Zitong's men with the most powerful blow.
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Li Zitong used three times the force of the Far Eastern Army to organize a tight defense with arrows and spear arrays. His own cavalry simultaneously penetrated the Far Eastern Army's rear defense without giving in at all.
At that moment, Li Zitong almost led the entire army to attack Qin Qiong's main formation, because he could see that the opponent seemed to be underestimating the enemy.
If he really takes this decision, the battle in front of him may be directly decided by the fiercest offensive from both sides.
Because underestimating the enemy was a flaw deliberately exposed by Qin Qiong, what was waiting for Li Zitong was a trap.
It's a pity that Li Zitong had other thoughts. Although he tried his best in this battle, he didn't want to kill the Far Eastern Army too much, so he failed to seize the flaws exposed by the Far Eastern Army, but instead allowed him to avoid Qin Qiong's brilliant arrangement.
At this time, the Far Eastern Army's Bao Xiong Battalion was worthy of being called the strongest cavalry in the world, and Qin Qiong was worthy of being a famous general whose name was passed down through the ages. After a sharp attack failed, the Far Eastern Army quickly transformed into an offensive and defensive formation.
The formation retreated slightly.
The cavalry of the Storm Bear Camp are very good at using cavalry in field battles. In front of Li Zitong's eyes, the cavalry formation of the Far Eastern Army galloped and killed like thousands of wild dragons. He also quickly organized the cooperation of the arms, using fields, woods, flames, and arrows to
, the infantry and cavalry under his command kept getting closer to the opponent's battle formation, dividing and tearing everything into an intersecting chaos.
Three hours, more than twenty miles of fierce fighting. The Far Eastern Army's offensive went from violent to cautious, and now both sides were playing steadily like chess. Li Zitong could understand that the Far Eastern Army's coach Qin Qiong at this time was probably the real one.
After realizing how powerful I am and gaining the respect of the other party, my goal should have been almost achieved.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see from Li Zitong's decision that this guy is ready to surrender, but he has obviously carefully studied the character of King Qin'an and Wang Junlin, and knows that if he wants to gain a high position and gain the favor of King Qin'an after surrender, he must
Show your ability and bravery.
Of course, the main reason is that he already knows that his military strength cannot stop the Far Eastern Army's attack. Instead of waiting for his territory in the two counties to be forcibly taken away, it is better to have a good fight and show his ability.
After the peace and harmony, find a suitable opportunity and surrender beautifully.
Based on this mentality, Li Zitong tried his best in this battle. The generals under his command obviously didn't know what he was thinking, so they also tried their best.
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Geyang County City.
In the light of the fire, a map that was not very accurate marked the current layout of the enemy and ourselves in Geyang County. Du Fuwei summoned his generals to gather together to discuss how to overcome the crisis at hand.
Unlike Li Zitong, who was very knowledgeable about current affairs and knew the general trend, and who could not stop the Far Eastern Army's offensive and started planning a way out for himself from the very beginning, Du Fuwei was a guy who was not willing to be a subordinate and wanted to fight until the end.
It's just that the civil and military officials under his command are all listless, or their eyes flicker, or they have worried looks on their faces. There are not many who look like he has a fighting spirit.
"We lost a county seat, so what. We still have 30,000 naval troops and 150,000 troops. We can't leave the city. I don't believe that the Far Eastern Army can really capture Huowen County in one day like it did...
..." Du Fuwei shouted loudly to encourage his subordinates who seemed to have no intention of fighting.
However, at this moment, there was a sound of rapid footsteps outside, and then someone shouted: "Baishui County urgent report."
Everyone's hearts suddenly trembled, and even Du Fuwei felt faintly uneasy.
"Inform your Majesty, Zhang Qingyu, the defender of Baishui County, mutinied, killed those who were loyal to your Majesty, dedicated the city to the Far East Army, and led his men to sneak attack on the Navy garrison, and the Sea Lion Battalion of the Far East Army heading north along the Grand Canal to sneak attack on our Navy
, now that the navy has been defeated, less than ten thousand people have escaped."